After a high draw, Skyler started last in his heat race.  Planted on the inside, back row, he moved to outside where there was more bite.  But lap four he was running third.  He found a smooth, tight line and stuck with it.  The car had plenty of power and traction, and Skyler ran away with the heat for a first-place finish.

Thanks to a fine, light mist, no watering was required for the track in any of the features.  In the Mod-Four main race, Skyler started third row inside.  Again he moved to the outside.  As traffic strung out, he challenged for third place, but settled into a tight group of four.  One car ran away with the feature in the same way that Skyler ran away with his heat, so the action was within the 2-5 slots.  There the group of four put on a great display of racing--tightly bunched down the straight-aways, then side-to-side and bumper-to-bumper through the turns.  It's beautiful thing to see drivers going flat out, touching sheet metal and tires, no one backing off the throttle.  It takes the right car, the right set-up, the right drivers--and a lot of trust between them.  None of the 2-5 drivers gave an inch, and none could gain on each other.  The crowd loved it, and Skyler came underneath the checkered flag in fourth place.

We'll take it.  A heat win and a 4th place main netted us some serious points.  We're near the top of the points ranking at our home speedway.  Next weekend, we're heading to Grand Rapids on Friday night.  I'll post those results on Saturday....